long island jack

Big Blue at Rust st

Another job done added sound to my U18B, crank up the volume!!!

The trouble with the retailers in the UK, (which are getting fewer) non of them stock the details American modeller need, switch stands ,derails, loco detailing parts etc, there more into the big buck things like loco and freight cars, i called in at Mechs models last week as i was in the area, he had plenty of Tichy windows and Walthers kits, a few freight cars and a dozen or so £300+ SD what ever, but not a lot else, a bit pricey, but that's the way American stuff seems to be going.

 Good look with your search, i've been modelling American for a long time and have learned to adapt, like using 4mm brick instead of trying to find 3.5mm sheets, i use a lot of OO detailing stuff in my builds, never had anyone say it's out of scale at exhibitions (they will now) it's the overall illusion where after.

 I use a lot of card and brick paper with good effect, free downloads of the web, resized Scale scenes, have a look around the web there plenty stuff out there for free.

Glad i could help, i'm not a big lover of QSI decoders myself, had a few loco's with there decoders in, i either sold them or changed the decoder

try double click f6 could be in sleep mode or try a factory reset, does the QSI decoder have a wand, some time the reed switch sticks

Had the same problem, was going to give the new ballast a dark wash, but instead  laid a few old ties about, as if they had replaced and topped the ballast up, may still tone it down! 

there maybe something here

https://anyscalemodels.com/shop/railways/boats.html

9 hours ago, F-UnitMad said:

Hands up all those who want to see the de-rail actually work?   

 

.... and I don't mean flip over out of the way...   

 

 

You mean like this!!

they only had one car to switch!!!!!

another project done ,scratch built working derails, only another 8 to do!!!

the story so far

A bit more progress, yard area and Brewery end nearly done, just Switch stands and small details

Thirsty work this switching lark!!!!!!!!!!!!

Todays little job, adding crossbucks and road markings!!

Todays project was to finish Embarq logistics(see picture 1st June above), been scratching my head how to finish the end of the building, well i think i've cracked

Been working on the exchange sidings and around the brewery.

It's 1999 CSAO GP38 2121 and NS MP15 2411 are getting ready to work Lakehurst industrial park, conductor in the office checking the paper work.

Any one interested, Anoraks Anonymous has just bought a very large O scale collection, don't know whether it's 2 or 3 rail, phone for info Tel 07526768178 

On 18/04/2021 at 16:36, enginelane said:

What do you favour as the  between the spoke and the point mechanism?

 The bike spoke goes from front fascia to the switch, points are between 6-8" from the front edge and as the bike spokes i have are 12", just cut to length.

2 steps forward,1 step back

After months of testing, i've decided to replace the servos operating my turnouts, they worked ok 99% of the time ,but i had that "what if" moment in the back of my mind, so back to the tried and test bike spoke, which has never fail me (famous last words) in the past.

 Also got the last of the stock 2 more Guilford box cars, just a couple of small jobs to do and were ready for when the exhibitions start up again.

Highball graphics ship to UK, at reasonable prices  

https://highballgraphics.com/

just tried my Peckett which i think has a R8249 in, on Programme  track ,f8, DIR,ADR PUT #8720 in, worked, but when i came to change it back to #4,error 02, only way i could change number was a factory reset, try a reset then add your number

1 hour ago, tractor_37260 said:

Tried page and reg prog modes still not getting anywhere...command station just shuts off...looks like it will be staying as 03 !

 

Thanks for all the comments/ideas....

did you try to put a 2 digit address in?

think your going to have to do cv29,then cv17,18,if that's how i read the instruction, cv1 only excepts #1-127,try putting a 2 digit number ie 87,if it works you'll have to go down the cv29 route

file:///C:/Users/Ray/Downloads/R8249-Locomotive-Decoder-Leaflet%20(2).pdf